How to Open a Polaroid 1000

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Open a Polaroid 1000

How to Open a Polaroid 1000

And turning it into something useful

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Step 1 of 5
Slide the knive gently into the camera on both sides and push the case to the outside while pulling the white part to the front

Slide the knive gently into the camera on both sides and push the case to the outside while pulling the white part to the front

Step 2 of 5
Remove the white shell

Remove the white shell

Step 3 of 5
Pull out the viewfinder

Pull out the viewfinder

Step 4 of 5
Remove the inner workings by pulling them out

Remove the inner workings by pulling them out

Step 5 of 5
Make something usefull out of your broken Polaroid camera

Make something usefull out of your broken Polaroid camera

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1 A good idea

Dirk Essl

Testing the ipad app

(author) 9 months ago

Kelly 📶👀

Great idea since we're I'm at thy don't make film or the camera anymore cool!!

Kelly 📶👀 last year

Jane From KY

Thank you! I must have hit something wrong.

Jane From KY last year

Jane From KY

I love repurposing. Great idea and easy to follow. Thank yoijh you

Jane From KY last year

David Newham

Ebay

David Newham last year

Charlise Osterlund

Where can I get a working poloroid camera?

Charlise Osterlund last year

David Newham

Thanks for your help :D

David Newham last year

Dirk Essl

David, the Pogo printer does fit inside of the base of the camera but the opening mechanism needs to be reworked then because you have to remove the original mechanism to gain height for the printer.

(author) last year

David Newham

What are the dimensions of the base I this camera? Because I was thinking of adding in a small Bluetooth instant printer at the bottom

David Newham last year

Yari Perez

Very cool!!

Yari Perez last year

Ramon Rivera

Oh I know, just figured other people might want to know

Ramon Rivera last year

Dirk Essl

Ramon, Film is available from the impossible project since a while.

(author) last year

Ramon Rivera

They're starting to make film for Polaroids again, but I mean if it's broken then go for it

Ramon Rivera last year

Poon Sanita LhampSter

Creative!

Poon Sanita LhampSter last year

Raúl Yslas

beautiful.

Raúl Yslas last year

Felix dKat

genius.

Felix dKat last year

Dirk Essl

This particular model will be about 10 bucks if you buy it on a flea-market.

(author) last year

Megan L

Exactly how much though? Like it it's broken?

Megan L last year

Adam Phillippe

Some are expensive cause they don't make them anymore! Very old and great cameras.

Adam Phillippe last year

Megan L

Never heard of a Polaroid before. I've gathered it's a camera but how much are broken Polaroids cause I'm loving this idea!

Megan L last year

Chris Comwyn

Very cool! Great reuse idea!

Chris Comwyn last year

Adam Phillippe

Only if it's broken

Adam Phillippe last year

Wade Reynolds

Why would I want to destroy a perfectly good camera?

Wade Reynolds last year

Adam Phillippe

Ok I'll let you know

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

I would be interested how it turns out, once you finished it

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

Ok sounds like it would be cheaper to make one on my own :-/ my Gma has several of these old cameras laying around. Thanks anyways!

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

I guess it is about 20-30 dollars to ship to the US

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

What would be the shipping cause I assume your not in America? Is it expensive.

Adam Phillippe last year

Catie Lee Katiswari

Cool super like that ideal

Catie Lee Katiswari last year

Dirk Essl

that's about 60 dollars

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

What's that in American dollars. I'm in the USA.

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

45 Euros would be a good price

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

Lol how much would you charge?

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

I would sell you one :-)

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

Ok sweet. I'm glad you thought of this. This could really have a market I think. You could patent it ;-) lol

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

I will make a full guide when making the next Dock.

(author) last year

Adam Phillippe

This is a fantastic idea! I think I will try this! I've always wanted something that looked retro for my docking station.

Adam Phillippe last year

Dirk Essl

Glad, you like it, Jeff

(author) last year

Jeff Stiefer

Awesome :) I feel better now ha ha ha :) cool idea, I really do like it.

Jeff Stiefer last year

Dipak Bose

Kool.. Great job :)

Dipak Bose last year

Dirk Essl

Jeff, no worries, it was broken. I collect Polaroids and could never kill a working camera...

(author) last year

Daniel Raffel

That's cool, reminds me of the guy who is recycling the front plates of old cameras into nightlights!

Daniel Raffel last year

Jeff Stiefer

Was the camera working? Seems like a waste if it were in working order.

Jeff Stiefer last year

Can Duruk

Love this camera.

Can Duruk last year

Bea Encarnacion

This is so cool. I have 3 of these at home I love the idea of turning them into chargers and docking stations.

Bea Encarnacion last year

Dirk Essl

I have a desklamp out of an old camera as well.

(author) last year

George Murray

That's pretty cool! Have you repurposed anything else recently?

George Murray last year

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Dirk Essl

I'm working on it, Robert :-)

(author) last year

Robert Corpuz

That be cool of u could print your pix on it

Robert Corpuz last year

Gary Miller

Nice, very nice!

Gary Miller last year

Tom Chavez

Very cool. But what to maaaake

Tom Chavez last year

Carlo DC

Creative!

Carlo DC last year

Dave Kapa

Cool😊

Dave Kapa last year

Dirk Essl

Well :-)

(author) last year

Can Duruk

Instagram!!

Can Duruk last year